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Photos: Legislators sworn in on first day of 2013 session

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Legislature opens
Senate Majority Leader Thomas Bakk, DFL-Cook, approaches the front of the Senate chamber as his name is called to represent his district on the first day of the legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
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Doug Benson of Robbinsdale, Minn., holds a sign outside the Minnesota House at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., as the 2013 Legislative session opened Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The lawmakers are expected to take up legislation regarding same-sex marriage this session.
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Legislature opens
Senate Majority Leader Thomas Bakk, DFL-Cook, approaches the front of the Senate chamber as his name is called to represent his district on the first day of the legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson
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Legislature opens
House Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, shares a high-five with Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, before the opening of the 2013 legislative session at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson